The Industry

'Soft Adventure' tourism continues to experience growth in these uncertain times. People are tending to seek out destinations that may be small, remote and away from established tourist centres. This trend has seen occupancy rates on some of Australia’s island resorts maintain high levels.

Scuba diving is an exciting and dynamic, recreational activity supporting a global industry that continues to experience growth worldwide. As a result of this ongoing expansion, the diving industry requires highly skilled, well-qualified diving professionals with appropriate tourism, hospitality, boating and marine management skills.

William Angliss Institute has developed the internationally recognised Diploma of Resort Management (Dive) in conjunction with representatives of the scuba diving, hospitality, tourism and boating industries. As a result, all key players have managed to bridge the gap between industry demands and appropriate training. The program provides participants with a unique career path opportunity combining highly regarded hospitality, tourism management and resort operation qualifications with dive instructor level training.

Island resorts are located throughout all tropical and sub-tropical environments of the world. They range in quality from basic backpacker style to very exclusive, opulent and expensive resorts. Working and diving from many of these resorts provides a lifestyle and experience many people can only dream about.

Liveaboard dive boats have become an extremely popular way for divers to gain maximum advantage from their diving holiday. Working on a Liveaboard is hard work but incredibly rewarding. Meeting a variety of international people with a common interest and diving in some of the worlds best locations will provide you with an unforgettable experience. There are world renown dive resorts, Liveaboard dive boats and cruise operators offering employment opportunities in many exotic parts of the world including:

• Australia, Papua New Guinea and South Pacific Islands
• South-East Asia
• Mexico and the Caribbean
• Mediterranean
• Maldives.